The Rise of "Game of Thrones" Was Part of the Fall of America
HBO knows that neither we nor they any longer have the imagination to care about reality.
Justice
A Vigilante Militia Defends an Imaginary Border
On the border near El Paso, hapless grifters attracted to Trump’s immigration rhetoric terrorize migrant families and mistake tourists for invaders.
The War on Immigrants
Border Official Admits Targeting Journalists and Human Rights Advocates With Smuggling Investigations
A Customs and Border Protection official confirmed that the agency had launched investigations of journalists and immigrant rights advocates on the border.
New Orleans Prosecutors Routinely Violate Defendants’ Right to Counsel to Keep Them in Jail
Prosecutors are sidestepping the Sixth Amendment by seeking bail hikes in undisclosed meetings with judges, according to a new report by Court Watch NOLA.
Voices
Across the Country, Progressives Are Pushing for Universal Rent Control — and New York Is Next
What was once a left-wing pipe dream of “universal rent control” is on the table in a package of nine bills.
The War on Immigrants
Some Adoptees Are Undocumented Because Their Parents Forgot to Fill Out a Form. Now Congress Is Taking Action.
Between 25,000 and 49,000 people who were adopted by American parents as children live in fear of deportation because they never got citizenship.
After Introducing Criminal Justice Reform Platform, Amy Klobuchar Pushes Hundreds of Millions More Dollars for Police
Amy Klobuchar is pushing a bill to authorize $400 million a year for hiring under a community policing program known as COPS, opposed by key reform groups.
Collapse of USS Cole Bombing Case Marks Another Failure for Guantánamo's Military Courts
Without the political will to move Guantánamo detainees to federal courts, the case against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri will drag on for many more years.
The War on Immigrants
No More Deaths Trial Opens as More Bodies Discovered Along Arizona-Mexico Border
As the federal littering trial of No More Deaths volunteer Scott Warren took place in Ajo, Arizona, volunteers recovered human remains in the desert nearby.
His Visa Was Stamped, His Papers in Order. Then He Was Targeted By a Secretive CBP Task Force.
Abdikadir Mohamed has been in ICE custody for 17 months, ever since he was flagged by a little known entity called the Tactical Terrorism Response Team.